Teens’ Heroic Rescue: Swimmers Save English Tourists From Drowning
January 10, 2024
Today’s good news story comes from Barbados.
In a stunning display of courage and quick thinking, two Montreal teenagers, Emma Bassermann and Zoe Meklensek-Ireland, both competitive swimmers, recently became unlikely heroes while boogie boarding in Barbados.
Emma & Zoe / Belinda & Robert
The incident unfolded when the girls heard a desperate cry for help while heading in from their swim.
“I heard someone yelling for help in the distance. I was looking around for her and I spotted her, about 50 feet out from where I was,” Zoe, 13, told Global News.
The distressed woman, identified as Belinda Stone from London, England, informed Zoe that her husband, Robert Stone, was even further out and struggling to swim.
Without hesitation, Zoe and 14-year-old Emma sprang into action, risking their own safety to rescue the Stones.
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